Production XR 650 SM ( Super Motard !!! ) COOOOOL !!!

[HawkGT]

So, wait a minute. Are those bikes actually 100% OEM? Or does that company take new OEM bikes and "convert" them into their image of what he bikes should/could be??

Kinda like those full-size van travel-RV-thingys. Ford/GM/Dodge makes the van but then some other company outfits it into the final product...

[sl33py]

babelfish works well: (bit rough, but you get the idea)

Characteristics Generate Them For it gets passionate you to it of the guide in derapata or for those who they want a light motion and amusing to guide on road, From Ara has prepared Honda XR to 650 Supermotard. This new tipologia of vehicles that it joins to the facility of guide of means from enduro the dinamicità of two wheels from road, is riscuotendo more and more happened also in Italy. Semplicità, sfruttabilità and high performances are the tradition of Honda XR. The motor, single cylinder four times cooled to water with four valves monotree, is extremely sfruttabile for whichever pilot, always maintaining one ready answer. Its innovative chassis monobeam to seed-double crib entire in aluminum that takes advantage of the advantages of minor the dimensioning of the endowed motor of lubrication to dry Carter, in order to obtain one extremely rigid structure but with a contained weight. 650 Honda XR Supermotard, is equipped of series with front and posterior circles from 17 particularly performanti inches of street derivation in the sport guide. Great attention has been then mail in the potenziamento of the refraining system front, equipped hour of in new disc from 320 milimeter, able of superlative performances.

[HappyCurmudgeon]

babelfish works well: (bit rough, but you get the idea)

Characteristics Generate Them For it gets passionate you to it of the guide in derapata or for those who they want a light motion and amusing to guide on road, From Ara has prepared Honda XR to 650 Supermotard. This new tipologia of vehicles that it joins to the facility of guide of means from enduro the dinamicità of two wheels from road, is riscuotendo more and more happened also in Italy. Semplicità, sfruttabilità and high performances are the tradition of Honda XR. The motor, single cylinder four times cooled to water with four valves monotree, is extremely sfruttabile for whichever pilot, always maintaining one ready answer. Its innovative chassis monobeam to seed-double crib entire in aluminum that takes advantage of the advantages of minor the dimensioning of the endowed motor of lubrication to dry Carter, in order to obtain one extremely rigid structure but with a contained weight. 650 Honda XR Supermotard, is equipped of series with front and posterior circles from 17 particularly performanti inches of street derivation in the sport guide. Great attention has been then mail in the potenziamento of the refraining system front, equipped hour of in new disc from 320 milimeter, able of superlative performances.

Good lord, i think that is the same response i got the last time i called the Microsoft help desk

[pburke]

doubt that a bike like this is OEM - way too expensive for a Honda product. It would never sell at that price without being a niche product.

[jwriott]

So, wait a minute. Are those bikes actually 100% OEM? Or does that company take new OEM bikes and "convert" them into their image of what he bikes should/could be??

Kinda like those full-size van travel-RV-thingys. Ford/GM/Dodge makes the van but then some other company outfits it into the final product...

This looks like the old CRE250/260's that were done in the early 90's by Italian company.

[mikekay]

Dont want to rain on anyones parade. But....

Where you guys been?

These kinds of bikes have been available in the USA for 7-12 years.

I have a XR440 in my garage-and its nicer than that one--its also a 9 year old bike! There are dozens of XR650r's in motard trim with the button and without here in SoCal. Have been for 5+ years.

Those arent "Production" bikes. Nice try. Those are bikes a Honda dealer in Italy made, photographed and put on their website.

And the prices? Retarded. You can get Baja Designs, XR's Only, Precision Concepts, BarnumsPro, Temecula Honda, Berkely Honda, (to name a few) to build you something MUCH nicer for that kind of money.

The Honda Dealer meeting is in a month. Only then will we see what (if anything) Honda has for '07 line up.

[Huffa 2]

We shall see. I still say they look production for the european market to me.

As for having the ES in cal for 5+ years, your referring to the ugly BD ones, aren't you ?

[pburke]

As for having the ES in cal for 5+ years, your referring to the ugly BD ones, aren't you ?

is there a pretty ES? ?

useless baggage in my view

[Huffa 2]

is there a pretty ES? ?

useless baggage in my view

So in all your years of riding you never had moments or rather episodes that ES would have come in handy?

Well if this kit would become available in the USA it sure beats the BD one in looks.

http://www.dallarahonda.com/kit_avv.htm

[pburke]

look - here's one in Austria...

http://www.xr650r.at/pages/sm/hondaSM.html

however....since I speak that language, I can give you the small print translation without consulting the silly babelfish:

Das ist die von HONDA zugelassene Supermotoversion der XR650R:

Die Honda XR650R Supermoto entsteht aus der Enduroversion. Alle Umbauten werden in die Einzelgenehmigung eingetragen und sind zugelassen. Die Enduroräder und alle anderen Teile werden mitgegeben, sind aber für den Straßenverkehr nicht mehr zugelassen.

Das Motorrad wird von uns umgebaut und e i n g e s t e l l t !!!

tranlate:

Is is a Honda-licensed Supermoto version of the XR650R:

The Honda XR650R Supermoto is born from the Enduro version. All modifications are entered into the papers and are street legal. The enduro wheels and all other parts are included, but those are not street legal.

This motorcycle is being converted and t u n e d by us.

so at least in Austria, this bike is a custom job by the dealer.

[Huffa 2]

look - here's one in Austria...

http://www.xr650r.at/pages/sm/hondaSM.html

however....since I speak that language, I can give you the small print translation without consulting the silly babelfish:

tranlate:

Is is a Honda-licensed Supermoto version of the XR650R:

The Honda XR650R Supermoto is born from the Enduro version. All modifications are entered into the papers and are street legal. The enduro wheels and all other parts are included, but those are not street legal.

This motorcycle is being converted and t u n e d by us.

so at least in Austria, this bike is a custom job by the dealer.

? I agree but we are not talking about that bike.

[pburke]

So in all your years of riding you never had moments or rather episodes that ES would have come in handy?

not that I'd want to haul the thing around with me, as well as the fat battery that goes with it.

[pburke]

? I agree but we are not talking about that bike.

so you think Honda has a different bike lineup a few miles south in Italy?

[Huffa 2]

so you think Honda has a different bike lineup a few miles south in Italy? ?

Well these euro jobs are production, are they not ?

http://cgi.ebay.de/FMX-650-FMX650-05-Neu-nur-solange-der-Vorrat-reicht_W0QQitemZ180016479723QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9804QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[XRsteve]

I posted this a few months ago in the SM forum.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357175

[Huffa 2]

so you think Honda has a different bike lineup a few miles south in Italy? ?

SEE, I told you they were production !

[Huffa 2]

I posted this a few months ago in the SM forum.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357175

Thank You ! ?

[Huffa 2]

not that I'd want to haul the thing around with me, as well as the fat battery that goes with it.

AHHH, come on, admit it, you would love to have ES . Kick starting is old school and not welcomed anymore. Face it, in 6,7,8 years those levers will be laughed at and some won't even know what it's for.

[pburke]

Well these euro jobs are production, are they not ?

http://cgi.ebay.de/FMX-650-FMX650-05-Neu-nur-solange-der-Vorrat-reicht_W0QQitemZ180016479723QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9804QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but then that's not the bike we're talking about either ?

[Huffa 2]

but then that's not the bike we're talking about either ?

Yea but knowing you, you would have said the same thing

The bike that we ARE talking about is production, it's just not available here.